These are my notes from the closing convergence session at the Creativity World Forum on 17 Nov 2010, “Are We Ready to Innovate?” My thoughts are in ALL CAPS. On the panel: David Lopez, Amena Brown, Itamar Kubovy, Bart Conner, Andrew Essex, Randy Atkins, Ken Fergeson Randy: What are the grand challenges and how do
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These are my notes from “imagination conversations: a project of the Lincoln Center Institute” at the Creativity World Forum in Oklahoma City on 17 November 2010. Panelists include Scott Noppe-Brandon, Eric Liu, and Martha McKenna from Lesley University. I am audio-recording this session with permission from presenters and will publish it later here as an
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These are my notes from Andrew Zolli’s presentation at the 2010 Creativity World Forum. His bio is on: http://stateofcreativity.com/events/cwf/andrew-zolli/ Curator of PopTech – http://poptech.org Working on a book on resilience, due out next year 100s of free presentations available on PopTech archive! Going to talk about the impact of technology on the ways we think
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These are my notes from the opening convergence session at the 2010 Creativity World Forum titled, “From Imagination to Innovation.” Panelists include Scott Noppe-Brandon, Matt Brown, and David Edwards. MY THOUGHTS AND REFLECTIONS ARE IN ALL CAPS. WHAT A GREAT CONVERSATION THIS WAS! Bio of Scott Noppe-Brandon, executive director of Lincoln Center Institute: Scott is
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Today at the Creativity World Forum in Oklahoma City, noted author and researcher Daniel Pink challenged audience members to make time for “non-commissioned work.” Citing examples from successful businesses like Google utilizing “20% time” when employees are encouraged to work on projects of personal interest and passion, Dan explained why “carrots and sticks” don’t work
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Today at the Creativity World Forum in Oklahoma City I had an opportunity to interview two of the students involved in the London 2 Oklahoma Creative Collaboration project and PopUpSchool. These students will be among many involved tomorrow in Tuesday’s opening session at the conference. More information about the project is available on oklahoma.anewdirection.org.uk. Follow
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The opening ceremony today at the Creativity World Forum in Oklahoma City was spectacular. I took several videos with my iPhone of different parts of the presentation, which was shared by members of the Chickasaw Nation in Oklahoma. The Chickasaws are one of 39 different tribes in Oklahoma, which are each considered sovereign tribes. Before
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These are my notes from the “Creative Design and Art Spaces Fueling Urban Growth” breakout session at the 2010 Creativity World Forum in Oklahoma City on 16 November 2010. MY THOUGHTS AND COMMENTS ARE IN ALL CAPS. (An audio podcast/recording of this session is available on “Fuel for Educational Change Agents.”) The official session description
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These are my notes from Sir Ken Robinson‘s presentation at the 2010 Creativity World Forum in Oklahoma City. Sir Ken is part of our morning panel along with Dan Pink and David Pogue. My notes from their panel discussion after Ken’s remarks are also included. We are living in times of revolution – our children
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The 2010 Creativity World Forum starts tomorrow morning at 8:30 am in Oklahoma City, and I’m thrilled to be attending in person with my wife. It’s not only rare for an event like this to come to my home state of Oklahoma, it’s also rare to have a chance to simply attend and enjoy a
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On October 28, 2010, I attended and presented at OpenBeta5 at the Co-Working Collaborative (OKC CoCo) in Oklahoma City. Prior to the start of the lightning talks, David Glover took a few minutes to explain and demonstrate the amazing SQUARE device which permits anyone with an iPad, iPhone, or iPod Touch to take credit card
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Mobile digital storytelling is easier than ever thanks to applications like StoryKit, Storyrobe, and SonicPics on iOS devices. (iOS devices include iPhones, iPod Touches, and iPads.) In the following five minute screencast, I provide an overview of these three applications, how they work, and some of their differences as well as relative advantages. This screencast
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If you ever have an opportunity to attend one of the conferences or workshops sponsored by The Martin Institute in Memphis, Tennessee, definitely go! This past September at their conference, educators in attendance won FIVE brand new Apple iPads along with several Flip Video cameras as door prizes. Now that’s what you call Christmas in
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Yesterday in St Paul, Minnesota, I had an opportunity to interview educator Carl Anderson about his ideas on learning and the purpose of school. Carl has been conducting interviews with many people the last few years and asking them about these topics, and he’s heard some diverse answers. Many people disagree about the purpose of
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It’s quite interesting to spend three days a week this semester teaching and writing on the campus of the University of North Texas, in Denton. Last week the organization, “Justice for All” sponsored a controversial anti-abortion campaign. These were the signs that greeted students, faculty, and others walking by the student union and the outdoor
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These are my notes from Carl Anderson‘s (@anderscj on Twitter) presentation “Utilizing Social Media” at the “Co-teaching and Collaboration Conference” in St Paul, Minnesota on 12 Nov 2010, at the School Community of Excellence. MY THOUGHTS AND REFLECTIONS ARE IN ALL CAPS. IF YOU ARE NOT FOLLOWING CARL YET ON TWITTER, DO IT NOW. HE’S
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These are my notes from Ruslana Westerlund‘s keynote presentation “English learners in the digital age: natives, immigrants or outsiders” at the “Co-teaching and Collaboration Conference” in St Paul, Minnesota on 12 Nov 2010, at the School Community of Excellence. MY THOUGHTS AND REFLECTIONS ARE IN ALL CAPS. Ruslana’s website: http://ellbillofrights.com Facebook: Educators of English Learners
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This terrific, 4.5 minute video was taken on Saturday, November 6th at the EdCampKC conference in Lee Summit, Missouri, by Jon Orech. Teachers were asked to respond to the simple question, Why do you have the best job in the world? This is a great example of storychasing! Check out some of the archived sessions
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These are my notes from an unconference session on Glogster in the classroom at the “Co-teaching and Collaboration Conference” in St Paul, Minnesota on 11 Nov 2010, at the School Community of Excellence. This session was facilitated by Angie Wrobleski. Glogster is an internet website where you can make a poster, add text, audio, videos,
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